Divider for harvesting-machines.



No. 757,587. PATENTED APR. 19, 1904.

G.. WILSON. DIVIDBR FOR HARVESTING MACHINES.

APPLIOATION IILEfI JUL! 18, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES I P tented April 19, E04.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WILSON, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSON MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A CORPO- RATION OF ILLINOIS.

DIVIDER FOR HARVESTING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 757,587, dated April19, 1904.

Application filed July 18, 1903- Serial No. 166,203. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dividers forHarvesting-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in outer dividers for harvestingmachines in which the wing has an adjustable connection with the shoe ina manner to permit its free end to be set at difierent angles withrespect to the lengthwise direction of the cutter-bar.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an inner face elevation partlyin section. Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on dotted line, Fig. 1, showingthe diiferent positions of the wing. Fig. 4k is an isometricalrepresentation of the slidable bar. Fig. 5 is an isometrical representation of the plate 3. Fig. 6 is an isometrical representation of theplate 3 as seen from the face opposite to that shown at Fig. 5.

The shoe 1 is of the usual construction and has the rearward extension 7To the outer face of the extension 7 is pivoted a plate 3, having atubular section &, within which is located a conical bushing 5, held inplace by the bolt 6, passing through the extension 7 The rear end of theplate 3 has a curved slot 8, leaving a rear bar 10. The tubular section4: has a series of projections 12 on its outer face. A slidable plate 13is located over the tubular section 4. of the plate 3, its rear endprovided with a lengthwise slot 14 and its forward end provided with ahook 15.

A wing 2 is located over the tubular section 4 and is held in connectionwith the plate by the hook 9 passing through it and embracing the rearbar 10 and receiving a nut 11 on its screw-threaded end. The forward endof the wing is located in the hooked end of the plate 13. By looseningthe bolt 9 the plate 13 can be moved free of the projections 12, whichwill allow the wing to be moved from the position shown at Fig. 2 intothe position shown at Fig. 3, and when the plate is moved between theprojections and the hooked bolt again drawn down the wing will be heldfirmly in place with its free end farther from the standing grain.

I claim as my invention 1. An outer divider for harvesting machinescomprising a shoe and wing, and a plate interposed between the shoe andwing having a slidalole connection with the wing and an adjustableconnection with the shoe.

2. An outer divider for harvesting machines comprising a shoe and wing,a plate interposed between the shoe and wing having a slidableconnection with the wing, and a plate interposed between the first-namedplate and shoe and provided with a tubular projection and a series ofperipheral projections with which the first-named plate engages.

' GEORGE WI soN.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. BEIIEL.

